Phone Calling Thermal Monitor

My parents' house has a pretty old air circulation system, resulting in drastic differences in temperature throughout the house. In certain situations, they tend to stay in the finished basement for a sustained period of time. This device would monitor the temperature in the basement, and if it reached below a threshold, based on month (or perhaps even external temperature), it would alert the user to adjust the house thermostat. I hope to have it call the house (perhaps IFFT - https://community.particle.io/t/internet-call-button/17119/4), as that is their preferred message of communication, but I will require additional research

Parts

Particle Microcontroller

Particle Cloud Account

Thermal Sensor

1 1k Resistor

Wires

https://particle.hackster.io/ac-heater-pros/house-temperature-warning-a83023